Food, Food, and More Food Thread

bmwracer wrote:
Yeah, I stopped drinking soda and eating chips with my lunch. Now I eat Triscuit and drink green tea with my lunch.

I also limited my rice/potato/starch intake to once a week, maybe twice, but no more... Just chicken/fish and vegetables for dinner with a salad on the side.

And I stopped eating take out.

the food you eat, does it take a lot of preparation in the kitchen?
do you limit your beef intake? red meat...that is something i try not to eat too much of as it is not too healthy to eat, esp. on a regular basis.

convenience food, that is quick, = junk food.
i think it takes effort and a lot of discpline to eat more healthy as you have shown.
take out, well, i had chinese take out tonight for dinner, but i rarely eat take-out.

I think the green tea is a good choice, and healthy one, as i have heard that it has anti-oxidants in the green tea....besides a can of coke has 39 grams of sugar or was it carbohydrates...anyways it is bad to have.

qilver wrote:the food you eat, does it take a lot of preparation in the kitchen?

Not really. I wash the lettuce and spinach, cut up the cucumber, onion, tomatoes, and mushrooms... I have to go to the market twice a week now, since that stuff only lasts about four days before I eat it all.

The chicken/fish is cooked in the oven. Pretty simple.

do you limit your beef intake?

I never have any beef at home. I might have pork chops, maybe once a month at most.

I think the green tea is a good choice, and healthy one, as i have heard that it has anti-oxidants in the green tea....

Yup. I use Yamamotoyama green tea... I tried some Tetley's the othe rday and it sucked.

qilver wrote:
I think the green tea is a good choice, and healthy one, as i have heard that it has anti-oxidants in the green tea....besides a can of coke has 39 grams of sugar or was it carbohydrates...anyways it is bad to have.

sugar is a carbohydrate.

Tu_triky wrote:

sugar is a carbohydrate.

thx for the info...
imagine drinking 2 or more cans, all that sugar, and toxins....america's addiction to soda, and everything fattening.

qilver wrote:thx for the info...
imagine drinking 2 or more cans, all that sugar, and toxins....america's addiction to soda, and everything fattening.

The "toxins" are in diet soda, not regular soda. ;)

there's nothing wrong with some sugar, as long as you aren't sitting on your ass all day... really.

bmwracer wrote:
The "toxins" are in diet soda, not regular soda. ;)

well that is certainly true, the bad thing about soda is the phosphoric acid even in "regualr soda" like coke....it's pH is like 2.7 which is acidic so drinking copious amounts aren't good for your blood chemistry

Tu_triky wrote:well that is certainly true, the bad thing about soda is the phosphoric acid even in "regualr soda" like coke....it's pH is like 2.7 which is acidic so drinking copious amounts aren't good for your blood chemistry

Yup.

I've seen people use Coke to remove mineral deposits from their plumbing fixtures and stuff, just like Lime-Away, which coincidentally, has phosphoric acid... :sweat:

Tu_triky wrote:

well that is certainly true, the bad thing about soda is the phosphoric acid even in "regualr soda" like coke....it's pH is like 2.7 which is acidic so drinking copious amounts aren't good for your blood chemistry

esp if you're prone to bouts of gout.

krim wrote:

esp if you're prone to bouts of gout.

yeah that's a build up of excessive uric acid in the joints and tissues....

i guess like the old adage goes "everything in moderation."

i personally gave up soda tho....i drink one every blue moon if that...maybe once every visit by haley's comet.

Tu_triky wrote:i personally gave up soda tho....i drink one every blue moon if that...maybe once every visit by haley's comet.

Man, you're old.

bmwracer wrote:
Man, you're old.

yup....but the reason i've been alive this long is cuz i gave up soda. :hehe:

bmwracer wrote:Not really. I wash the lettuce and spinach, cut up the cucumber, onion, tomatoes, and mushrooms... I have to go to the market twice a week now, since that stuff only lasts about four days before I eat it all.

@bmw-kun:
Have you tried using the Evert-Fresh Green Bags that they sell in some health food stores? They comes in sizes of small, medium and large. They really work to keep your fruits and veggies fresh for a long time. Yes I have tried them! You can also find them in the "As Seen on TV" on the internet also.

that means im doomed. oh well, better to go out in a blaze of glory...

this thread makes me feel fat... *exits*

bmwracer wrote:
Yup.

I've seen people use Coke to remove mineral deposits from their plumbing fixtures and stuff, just like Lime-Away, which coincidentally, has phosphoric acid... :sweat:

it does wonders for my rusty innards.....at least that's what C3PO told me.

Enna wrote:@bmw-kun:
Have you tried using the Evert-Fresh Green Bags that they sell in some health food stores? They comes in sizes of small, medium and large. They really work to keep your fruits and veggies fresh for a long time. Yes I have tried them! You can also find them in the "As Seen on TV" on the internet also.

Nope, haven't tried those bags... I usually keep everything in Tupperware/Rubbermaid containers.

I don't worry much about the veggies going bad, 'cause I'm pretty good at eating them up promptly. :)

Enna wrote:

@bmw-kun:
Have you tried using the Evert-Fresh Green Bags that they sell in some health food stores? They comes in sizes of small, medium and large. They really work to keep your fruits and veggies fresh for a long time. Yes I have tried them! You can also find them in the "As Seen on TV" on the internet also.

Enna!! I'm having problem with our veggies too! I only go grocery shopping like once a month and I really hate it when my veggies go yucky because I haven't used them for like a week. Which entails me to go get it in the nearest store (Vons, which is so expensive) and spend gas and time to do so... how much do the bags go for?

littlemissfab wrote: I really hate it when my veggies go yucky because I haven't used them for like a week.

Eat your veggies, girl...! :beatyou:

sawadasmile wrote:this thread makes me feel fat... *exits*

>>sympathizes<<

I think it's easier to maintain a routine diet when you live on your own. I live with up to five to nine people at any given time, and it's hard to stick to a diet when food is constantly coming and going, especially when someone insists on cooking all the main meals most of the time.

Other than trying to eat healthy, excercizing is the best thing you can do. It's part of a "balanced diet".

Not that I'm one to preach. I try to do the treadmill every day, but sometimes I just "forget" :sweat: